dish is too salty!

Ben84

I don't eat a lot of salt. Because of this it tastes very strong, so for the few things I like salt in I find a little goes a long way.

Some recipes do need salt, breads and doughs seem to need it because it has some effect on the yeast. I don't think it matters that much however, a teaspoon in a big loaf isn't excessive and I hardly add salt to anything else.

We often introduce salt through the ingredients we already use, for example stock cubes and many cheeses have salt in, so I don't see the need to add more. People who eat lots of salt eat so much because they can't taste it, and they can't taste it because they're eating lots of it. It's like sugar in tea/coffee, stop doing it for a couple of weeks and once you get past the initial difference it starts to taste normal. The only problem I now have since cutting out most the salt in my food is that I can hardly eat any processed food, it now seems revoltingly salty.

My sense of taste has improve a lot since I stopped eating so much salt and processed food, things like vegetables that once seemed bland and flat have a lot of taste and I enjoy eating them now. Comparatively, most processed stuff is unplesantly strong, I would even say uncomfortable to eat.

mrs_mix

as the title say's I've made curry for dinner and it is salty ,how can I get round this know the thing about adding a potato only I don't have any hence why we are having curry as thats what I could do with what I had I don't have anything like yoghurt or cream I do have soups for emergencies would that help

Bongedone

If you made it from scratch with spice then you could make some more curry sauce without salt to dilute what you have.

parsonswife8

mrs_mix wrote: »

as the title say's I've made curry for dinner and it is salty ,how can I get round this know the thing about adding a potato only I don't have any hence why we are having curry as thats what I could do with what I had I don't have anything like yoghurt or cream I do have soups for emergencies would that help

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Try adding a tin of butter beans or some brown sugar.

mummysaver

I was going to suggest the potato, drain some of the sauce off and make some more is the only other thing I can think of doing.

sb44

Just done a search and it says add a bit of sugar and lemon juice.

Worth a go I suppose.

mrs_mix

thankyou the sugar worked about 1/2 a teaspoon was all it took

Bongedone

Will keep that in mind myself.

parsonswife8

mrs_mix wrote: »

thankyou the sugar worked about 1/2 a teaspoon was all it took

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Glad it worked.

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Penelope_Penguin

mrs_mix wrote: »

thankyou the sugar worked about 1/2 a teaspoon was all it took

It's great gto get feedback on solved problems - thank you :A

I'll add this to the existing thread on salty food to keep ideas together

Penny. x